Ms. Jamerson’s Literary Saloon: Interlude
Howdy! Welcome back to Ms. Jamerson’s Literary Saloon. Today’s podcast is episode 1 of the fall season. Today we’re talking about Gary Smith’s classic “Crime and Punishment” from the June 24, 1996, issue of Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated also has the option to “view this issue” which will allow you to view the display and images that went along with the piece. An excerpt:
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Here is a man. Barely a man; he just ran out of adolescence. He stands alone, 2,000 miles from home, beside a swimming pool, in a stucco-walled apartment complex, in a city built on an American desert.
Seton Hall chancellor Thomas R. Peterson buckled under to intense pressure from media and alumni yesterday when he denied admission to star basketball recruit and admitted sex felon Richie Parker. NEW YORK POST Jan. 24, 1995
It’s too hot to run. But he must run. He strips to his trunks. He steps into the pool. His body leans forward.
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